Museum · near Llanberis · Gwynedd

Welsh Slate Museum

Welsh Slate Museum is a museum of the slate industry in Llanberis, North Wales. On the official register, it is a National Monument of Wales. Around it, within 15 km, lie 32 more places, Castell Dolbadarn (400 m) first on our list.

Photo: Welsh Slate Museum, Talsarnau Times (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

200 m

east of Llanberis

Run by

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

the operator on record

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 17–18°C

In brief

Museum near Llanberis

Just outside Llanberis

Welsh Slate Museum is 200 m east of Llanberis. Towns near it ↓

National Monument of Wales

On the official list of protected heritage; Llanberis has 13 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

The warm months in Llanberis are July and August, with 17–18°C highs.

Jan8° / 3°216 mm

Feb7° / 1°208 mm

Mar8° / 2°182 mm

Apr11° / 4°147 mm

May14° / 7°145 mm

Jun16° / 9°165 mm

Jul18° / 11°184 mm

Aug17° / 11°210 mm

Sep16° / 9°198 mm

Oct12° / 7°281 mm

Nov9° / 4°286 mm

Dec7° / 2°308 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Llanberis, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Llanberis. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Llanberis’ full climate →

About

Welsh Slate Museum

This is a site of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. It has articles in 8 Wikipedias.

Llanberis’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Listed: National Monument of Wales
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 200 m east of Llanberis
Official site: museum.wales/slate

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Welsh Slate Museum

The map puts Welsh Slate Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Among the 8, Bethesda is the biggest, home to 3,757 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 200 m west of it

Llanberis

1,838 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km north of it

Clwt-y-bont

1,385 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4 km northwest of it

Penisa'r Waun

235 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 5.8 km northwest of it

Llanrug

1,537 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Welsh Slate Museum is	People	Places to visit
Llanberis	200 m west of it	1,838	4
Clwt-y-bont	2.6 km north of it	1,385	4
Penisa'r Waun	4 km northwest of it	235	5
Llanrug	5.8 km northwest of it	1,537	5
Waunfawr	6.1 km west of it	928	8
Bethesda	7.6 km northeast of it	3,757	3
Tregarth	7.9 km north of it	1,252	6
Bethel	7.9 km northwest of it	1,091	11

Make a day of it

While you are near Welsh Slate Museum

Nearby, 32 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 heritage railways and a fort.

1CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn400 m away 2

FortCaernarfon11 km away 3

Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon11 km away 4

Heritage railwayLlanberis Lake Railway1.7 km away 5

CathedralBangor Cathedral12 km away 6

Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle12 km away 7Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWelsh Highland Railway7.8 km away 8CastleCastleDinas Emrys11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Welsh Slate Museum

Where is Welsh Slate Museum?

Welsh Slate Museum is 200 m east of Llanberis, Gwynedd.

What is Welsh Slate Museum?

Museum of the slate industry in Llanberis, North Wales, United Kingdom.

Who runs Welsh Slate Museum?

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.

When is the best time to visit Welsh Slate Museum?

July and August are the warmest months in Llanberis, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Welsh Slate Museum a listed building?

Yes: National Monument of Wales.

What else is there to see near Welsh Slate Museum?

Within 15 km: Castell Dolbadarn (400 m), Caernarfon (11 km), Castell Caernarfon (11 km) and Llanberis Lake Railway (1.7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Welsh Slate Museum: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Llanberis Lake Railway: The original uploader was Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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